Notice of Study Completion

The Town of Penetanguishene (‘Town’) has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (‘Class EA’) to determine a preferred location for snow storage and Class 2 Waste Management Site. The current snow storage location is a privately owned property which the Town leases.

The primary objective of this Class EA was to identify a preferred Town-owned storage location for storing snow removed from Town land during winter maintenance operations and provide a Class 2 Soil Management facility for the Towns various infrastructure projects. The preferred location is an approximately 2.5-acre site with an additional 1.5 acres reserved for future expansion (4 acres in total), a portion of the Morden Gravel Pit, and is also the current snow storage location. The report recommends the Town enter negotiations with the Owner to obtain the land for permanent use.

Completion Process

The Class EA report has been finalized which documents the environmental constraints, planning, decision-making process, and public consultation process. The Class EA report is available on the Town website for public review for a duration of thirty (30) days starting 12 July 2024 and ending on 12 August 2024. Please visit the Town website (https://penetanguishene.ca) to review the report. To provide comments on the project, or if you require alternative accommodations to view the EA report, please contact either of the project contacts listed below before 5:00 p.m. local time 12 August 2024.

If there are concerns regarding potential impacts to constitutionally protected Aboriginal and Treaty rights, a request for a Part II order in writing should be addressed to the Minister of Environment Conservation and Parks as well as the Director of the Environmental Assessments Branch. Requests on any other grounds will not be considered in accordance with updated regulations. Above noted requests are to be sent no later than 5:00 p.m. local time 12 August 2024.

Information collected will be done so in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

Brad Parker, P. Eng.

Consultant Project Manager

Greenland Consulting Engineers

120 Hume Street

Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 1V5

Tel: (705) 444-8805

Email: bparker@grnland.com

Bryan Murray, P.Eng

Director of Public Works

Town of Penetanguishene

10 Robert St.

Penetanguishene, ON L9M 2G2

Tel: (705) 549-7992

Email: bmurray@penetanguishene.ca